Texas § 56B.052 PERIOD FOR FILING APPLICATION.

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§ 56B.052 — PERIOD FOR FILING APPLICATION.

Texas § 56B.052

Code CRCode of Criminal Procedure

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Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure Code Ann. § 56B.052 (2026).

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Art. 56B.052. PERIOD FOR FILING APPLICATION.

(a)Except as otherwise provided by this article, a claimant or victim must file an application not later than the third anniversary of the date of the criminally injurious conduct.

(b)The attorney general may extend the time for filing for good cause shown by the claimant or victim.

(c)If the victim is a child, the application must be filed not later than the third anniversary of the date the claimant or victim is made aware of the offense, but not after the child attains 21 years of age.

(d)If a claimant or victim presents medically documented evidence of a physical or mental incapacity that was incurred by the claimant or victim as a result of the criminally injurious conduct and that reasonably prevented the claimant or victim from filing

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Art. 56B.052. PERIOD FOR FILING APPLICATION. (a) Except as otherwise provided by this article, a claimant or victim must file an application not later than the third anniversary of the date of the criminally injurious conduct.
(b) The attorney general may extend the time for filing for good cause shown by the claimant or victim.
(c) If the victim is a child, the application must be filed not later than the third anniversary of the date the claimant or victim is made aware of the offense, but not after the child attains 21 years of age.
(d) If a claimant or victim presents medically documented evidence of a physical or mental incapacity that was incurred by the claimant or victim as a result of the criminally injurious conduct and that reasonably prevented the claimant or victim from filing the application within the limitations period under Subsection (a), the period of the incapacity is not included.
(e) For a claim that is based on criminally injurious conduct in violation of Chapter 19 , Penal Code, the claimant must file an application not later than the third anniversary of the date the identity of the victim is established by a law enforcement agency.